Library / Windows
attrib.exe
Attribute Utility · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 3
OriginalFilename
ATTRIB.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\attrib.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'ATTRIB.EXE'
condition: selectionprocess_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.
| tstats summariesonly=false count values(Processes.original_file_name) as original_file_name
from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
where (Processes.original_file_name="ATTRIB.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="attrib.exe")
by Processes.dest Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.process
| rename Processes.* as *Endpoint.Processes data model. On raw Sysmon events the field is OriginalFileName.
DeviceProcessEvents
| where ProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName in~ ("ATTRIB.EXE")
or FileName =~ "attrib.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("ATTRIB.EXE") or
process.name : "attrib.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['attrib.exe'].includes(String(OriginalFileName || '').toLowerCase())Filter expression (JavaScript) for events carrying Sysmon's OriginalFileName field.
Values across builds
| OriginalFilename | Builds | Arch | File version | Windows releases | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTRIB.EXE | 9 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.26100.1 | Win10 1507 → Win11 25H2 (6) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 9 parsed builds · 27 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| efbc36af3ddc… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 064181108cd8… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 380284dea271… | 10.0.22000.653 | x86 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f9f41ee710dc… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 72eebae5dae4… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| aba323584222… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 94754db135ea… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 63dfed1d9ea4… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3640001c1bb8… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | ATTRIB.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.